Understanding pressures on fishery resources through trade statistics: A pilot study of four products in the Chinese dried seafood market

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-74

  Clarke, Shelley ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Fisheries Research and Education Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abalone; B che de mer; China; Dried fish; Seafood trade; Shark fin

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; FISHING INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEAFOOD;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINODERMATA; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 1842866299     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2960.2004.00137.x     Document Type: Review

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